Pankow

In Prenzlauer Berg, the ice cream patisserie Hokey Pokey stands for artisanal gelato at patisserie level: Founder Niko Robert, former pastry chef at the Ritz Carlton, transforms the finest ingredients into ice cream flavors rarely found elsewhere in Berlin.

Specialty coffee and self-roasted beans in a charmingly nostalgic retro look: Café Pakolat on Raumerstraße in Prenzlauer Berg is a roastery, cake manufactory, and living room café all at once – and one of Berlin's most authentic coffee houses.

Located at Helmholtzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg is one of Berlin's most famous children's cafés: Kindercafé Spielzimmer combines an indoor playground, ball pit, and cozy café atmosphere under one roof. Here, it's okay to be loud while parents relax with coffee and waffles.

More than just vegetables grow in the Botanical People's Park Blankenfelde-Pankow: The farm gardens in Volkspark Pankow combine community gardening with ecological learning on a historic garden site from 1909. Those who lease a plot here get sustainable cultivation, fresh harvest, and a piece of green deceleration in Berlin's northeast.

Since 2008, Rosa Canina in Prenzlauer Berg has been demonstrating what organic ice cream truly tastes like: handmade, certified organic, and without a drop of artificial flavor. If you're passing by Hufelandstraße or Pasteurstraße, be sure to take a peek through the viewing window into the ice cream factory.

On Florastraße in Pankow, they roast their own specialty coffee in a communal roastery in Wedding and serve it directly in their own neighborhood café. Blaffke Rösterei stands for artisanal roasting culture without frills, with directly traded beans and homemade cake.

Since 2003, Impala Coffee in Prenzlauer Berg has been passionate about its own roasts, which are known far beyond the neighborhood. The house brand African Queen stands for strong, characterful coffee that has attracted loyal regulars for over two decades. The roastery now operates four locations in Berlin.

In Prenzlauer Berg, Bricole serves French-inspired tapas at a top level, without allowing even a hint of stiffness. Small dishes, great craftsmanship, a global cuisine with roots: This is the concept behind one of Berlin's most exciting tapas addresses.

In a backyard in Prenzlauer Berg lies Berlin's most-played improv theater stage: BühnenRausch. Red velvet curtains, subdued lighting, and about 30 permanent improv groups make this place the go-to address for improvisation theater in the capital.

In the idyllic Florastraße 37 in Berlin-Pankow lies the cozy Blaffke Kaffeebar & Rösterei. Here, coffee takes center stage, hand-roasted with great passion and care. Quality and freshness are paramount, setting this neighborhood master of coffee culture apart from the masses.